Carlinville Cavaliers (Carlinville, IL) backers left the game pleased Monday as they saw their softball squad nudge the visiting Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL), 4-1 in a league game.

With the triumph, Carlinville upgrades its record to 13-9 on the year. The Cavaliers host Lincolnwood (Raymond, IL) to play the Lancers in a non-league game on Monday, May 12. The Lancers enter the game with a record of 10-13. Lincolnwood lost 5-4 in their recent league game against Nokomis (Nokomis, IL)

The Piasa Birds now own a 14-4 record. They play next when they host East Alton-Wood River for a non-league game on Tuesday, May 13. Southwestern will play a Oilers squad coming off a 4-3 non-league win over Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Oilers record now stands at 9-12.